Sergio Venegas Marin is an Economist in the World Bank’s Education Global Practice. In this role, he leads projects that generate data and evidence to support
Accelerating global trends like automation, climate change, and digitalization are reshaping human development, social cohesion, and economic growth. In the next decade, these megatrends will transform over 1.1 billion jobs, demanding new skills from the workforce.
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Persons with disabilities have traditionally been among the most vulnerable and marginalized populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has only further widened inequalities.
AS the world marked 100 weeks into the pandemic, experts from the United Nations and the World Bank warned that keeping schools closed will cost more than opening them. This point was made clear in a blog by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Assistant Director-General for Education…